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Haber
1964
Journal
Oct 5, 64 AT SEA
Banded a [illegible] turnix Redstone today
it flew aboard and I caught it. When we let
it go it flew around and landed aboard the
ship again. Took some pictures of him and
he took off. He landed out in the
ocean and about 4 min. later he
was back aboard the ship again.
Stayed there all day Also saw a porcupine
fish floating upside down in the water
He was about 9-12" long and [illegible] was
white on ventral side and dark
(maybe black) on dorsal side. Spines were
about 1" long (maybe slightly longer)
Oct 8 64 AT SEA
Saw a skua today, a little bird.
Oct 10 TAONGI ATOLL
[illegible]
Oct 11 TAONGI ATOLL
Have seen four skinks so far. Their low
numbers are probably [illegible] the rats.
Saw a few black-naped terns